Miniature art

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Miniature art is a genre that focuses on art in miniature. Painting, engraving, sculpture, etc. Miniature art societies, such as the World Federation of Miniaturists (WFM), provide different size definitions of miniature painting, many of which specify that it should not be larger than 100 square centimeters in metric societies. The charm of miniature art is in part that it can be held in the palm of the hand.

Miniature art has been made for over 1000 years and is prized by collectors. The White House and the Smithsonian American Art Museum both have collections of miniature art, and there is an American Museum of the Miniature Arts in Texas.

Contents 1 Artists of the miniature art genre 1.1 Painters 2 Miniature art societies & groups 3 See also 4 External links 5 Further reading

[edit] Artists of the miniature art genre

[edit] Painters

• Chrysoula Argyros (S. Africa)
• Liliane Balthazar (S. Africa)
• Jeanne Dunne (U.S.A.)
• Margaret Hicks (U.S.A.)
• Jennifer Robb Hall (U.S.A.)
• Caroline Hayes(U.K.)
• Catherine Kraetschmer (S. Africa)
• Karen, Rebecca, & Bonnie Latham (U.S.A)
• Janet Laird Lagassee (U.S.A.)
• Bill Mundy (UK)
• Kay Petryszak(U.S.A.)
• Cherylee Powell (S. Africa)
• Pat Puttergill (S. Africa)
• Wes & Rachelle Siegrist (U.S.A.)
• Jacqueline Mitchell Smith (U.S.A.)
• Ellen Strope (U.S.A.)
• Sally Townsend (S. Africa)
• Barbara Valentine (UK)
• Donna Van Baalen (U.S.A.)
• Joan Cornish Willies (U.S.A.)
• Hanna Zbroniec (Poland)
• Magda Szabo (Canada)
• Tracy Hall (UK)

[edit] Miniature art societies & groups

• AMA: Association of Miniature Artists (International)
• ASMA(NSW): Australian Society of Miniature Art (New South Wales)
• ASMA(Tas): Australian Society of Miniature Art (Tasmania)
• ASMA(Vic): Australian Society of Miniature Art (Victoria)
• AVIT: St. Petersburg, Russia
• British Watercolor Society And Society Of Miniaturists (UK)
• CPA: Cider Painters of America (U.S.A.)
• HS: Hilliard Society of Miniaturists (UK)
• IMAS: The Israel Miniature Art Society
• MAA: The Miniature Artists of America (U.S.A.)
• MASF: Miniature Art Society of Florida
• MASSA: Miniature Arts Society of South Africa
• MPSGS: Miniature Painters Sculptors and Gravers Society of Washington, D.C. (U.S.A.)
• NCSAM: Northern California Society of Arts in Miniature, Mariposa, Ca, USA
• NMMAS: New Mexico Miniature Arts Society, New Mexico, USA
• OMAS: Oceanside Miniature Art Society, BC, Canada
• RMS: The Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers (UK)
• SLM: The Society of Limners (UK)
• STMAS: South Texas Miniature Art Society - c/o Art Center of Corpus Christi, TX, USA
• WCSMA: West Coast Society of Miniature Art, California, USA
• WFM: The World Federation of Miniaturists (International)
• Historical Listing of Revival Period Miniature Art Societies (contributions welcomed)

[edit] See also

• Portrait miniature

[edit] External links

• Hilliard Society Website: paintings, shows, artists, materials
• Artists and Ancestors - A Miniature Portrait Collection
• Informational site: miniature art exhibitions, artists, and research
• Yahoo Miniature Art Forum and Association of Miniature Artists Group
• Forum for Miniature Artists - Wet Canvas

[edit] Further reading

• Johnson, Dale T. (1990). American Portrait Miniatures, In The Manney Collection. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 0-87099-597-9. 
• Ridley, Jo Ann (1997). Looking For Eulabee Dix, The Illustrated Biography of an American Miniaturist. The National Museum of Women in the Arts. ISBN 0-940979-36-5. 
• Burton, Sue (1995). The Techniques of Painting Miniatures. B.T. Batsford Ltd.. ISBN 0-7134-7459-9. 
• Hughes, Johnson (1994). How to Paint Miniatures. Quintet Publishing Ltd.. ISBN 0-7858-0029-8. 
• Livermann, Petryszak (2000). Catalog of the Collection. The Miniature Art Society of Florida. 
• Mundy, Bill (2005). Portrait Miniatures. William P. Mundy. ISBN 0-9550017-0-6. 
• Mundy, Bill (2006). Portrait Miniatures 2. William P. Mundy. ISBN 0-9550017-1-4. 
• Murdoch, John (1981). The English Miniature. Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-02778-8. 
• Frank, Robin Jaffee (2000). Love and Loss American Portrait and Mourning Miniatures. Yale University Art Gallery. ISBN 0-300-08724-1. 
• Foskett, Daphne (1987). Miniatures Dictionary and Guide. The Antique Collectors' Club Ltd.. ISBN 1-85149-063-9. 
• Willies, Joan Cornish (1995). Miniature Painting. Watson-Guptill Publications. ISBN 0-8230-2979-4. 
• Wood, Elizabeth Davies (1989). Painting Miniatures. A&C Black Ltd.. ISBN 0-8230-3717-7. 
• Historic and Contemporary Miniature Artists. (1994). Timeless Treasures [VHS]. The Miniature Art Society of Florida.
• Murrell, Jim (1983). The Way How to Lymne. Victoria and Albert Museum. ISBN 0-905209-39-7.